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57695 A1764 Miscellaneous Collection     Lord Strathcona Horse Marching With Guns Raised Behind Strikers During The Winnipeg Street Railway Strike On Main Street And Higgins Avenue. The Royal Alexandra Hotel Is In The Centre.  Guns ▪ Hotels ▪ Military ▪ Streetcars ▪ Strikes ▪ Winnipeg Buildings 1906, March 30
9830 A0307 Robert Goodall Collection     Patrol Wagon In Front Of Windsor Hotel, Main Street, Winnipeg, During Street Railway Strike.  Horses ▪ Hotels ▪ Streetcars ▪ Strikes ▪ Wagons ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1906, March 30
9848 A0308 Robert Goodall Collection     Policeman Cleaning Track On Main Street, Winnipeg During The Street Railway Strike  Police ▪ Streetcars ▪ Strikes ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1906, March 30
57697 A1764 Miscellaneous Collection     Rioters Charging St. Charles Streetcar During Street Railway Strike In Winnipeg, Mb  Riots ▪ Streetcars ▪ Strikes ▪ Winnipeg Buildings 1906, March 30
57698 A1764 Miscellaneous Collection     Second Canadian Mounted Rifles Clearing The Streets During The Winnipeg Street Railway Strike In Winnipeg, Manitoba  Military ▪ Streetcars ▪ Strikes 1906, March 30
9834 A0308 Robert Goodall Collection     Soldiers Marching Down Main Street Crowds Of People Seen On Sidewalk During Street Railway Strike  Military ▪ Streetcars ▪ Strikes ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1906, March 30
53168 A1606 Winnipeg Police Department Collection     Street Railway Strike, Winnipeg. Police Implementing Crowd Control In Front Of The Bank Of Hamilton. Winnipeg Police Stood Guard During The Strike Which Began March 29, 1906, When Some 240 Motormen And Conductors Of The Winnipeg Electric Street Railway Walked Out, Demanding Better Wages And Working Conditions.  Banks ▪ Events ▪ Police ▪ Streetcars ▪ Strikes ▪ Winnipeg Buildings 1906, March 30
9846 A0308 Robert Goodall Collection     Winnipeg Police Patrolling The Street In Front Of Bank Of Hamilton, Main Street, Winnipeg. Note Crowds On Sidewalk During The Street Railway Strike. Winnipeg Police Stood Guard During The Strike Which Began March 29, 1906, When Some 240 Motormen And Conductors Of The Winnipeg Electric Street Railway Walked Out, Demanding Better Wages And Working Conditions. They Were Working 10 Hours, Six Days Of The Week, With No Cars Running Sundays. Among Their Demands Was A Raise In Pay To Minimum Of 23 Cents An Hour For New Men And 27 Cents For Those With Experience. The Military Had To Be Called Out To Assist The Bobbies During Scenes Of Violence Such As Never Before Witnessed In Winnipeg. Mayor Thomas Sharpe Read The Riot Act At The Corner Of Main And Higgins, Surrounded By A Military Detachment Drawn Up In A Square And Equipped With A Machine Gun. Finally The Ministerial Association Of Winnipeg Sent A "Peace Mission" To Negotiate With The Strikers, Who Accepted One Cent An Hour More, Instead Of The Two Cents Requested. But Working Conditions Improved Considerable  Police ▪ Streetcars ▪ Strikes ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1906, March 30